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  • noun Plural form of watermill.

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Examples

  • With luck, this new " low-growth " economy will produce enough tax revenue to keep the party ' s watermills going for another generation.

    The 1099 Democrats Daniel Henninger 2010

  • An illustrated guide 'Mills Open' which lists windmills and watermills which are usually open to the public is also available from SPAB Mills Section.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • We all wrote to each other at some length about watermills and the way they operated, Cornelia too did some revision, and in the end everyone was satisfied that the action in and around the mill in her story rang true.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Anthea Bell, Part 1 2006

  • Organised each year by the dedicated Mills Section of SPAB The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, this year the event will see more than 300 wind and watermills open their doors to the public.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • Here, amid orchards and corn fields, stood a little Bohemian village of pinewood cottages and watermills

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Here, amid orchards and corn fields, stood a little Bohemian village of pinewood cottages and watermills

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Andre had walked through the little valley just north of town, past what is today Phillipsburg Manor, a still standing farm with its watermills and spacious grounds where you can sample the lifestyle of the landed gentry of the 17th century.

    GEORGE REALLY DID SLEEP HERE..AND THERE 2007

  • Here, amid orchards and corn fields, stood a little Bohemian village of pinewood cottages and watermills

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • The first Romans ate boiled grain; those conquerors of so many nations had neither windmills nor watermills.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • Here, amid orchards and corn fields, stood a little Bohemian village of pinewood cottages and watermills

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

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